Kyriaki Noussia _ Curriculum Vitae

Contact Address :
3 Dim. Falireos Str.
GR- 11475 Athens
Greece
Tel: + 30 6985 126165 (mobile) ,+30 210 64 68 919 (landline)
E-mail: k.noussia@lexarb.com
URL: www.lexarb.com

Date of  birth: 15 Feb. 1971
Nationality: Greek
Gender: Female

Academic History:

01/2005- 05/2007: “Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education”, Staff Development Unit, University of Birmingham, UK.

10/2000-03/2004: “PhD” Subject: Marine Insurance Law, School of Law, University of Southampton, UK.  

10/1997-09/1998: “LLM International Trade Law”, Faculty of Law, University of Essex, UK.

12/1989-06/1995:  Faculty of Law, University of Athens, Greece Award: “Ptychion” : 1st Degree in Law         

1982 - 1988:  Secondary Education: High School & Lyceum of Preveza, Greece. Award: “Apolytirion” ( Certificate of Graduation )

Scholarships, Honours, Awards:

Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow: 2007-2010
Max Planck Society Scholar: 2002, 2006
Norwegian Research Council Research Award:  for 2002-2003
British Academy Small Research Grant Award Holder :2005

Languages:

Greek        (mother tongue)
English    (fluent)
French     (fluent)
German   (advanced - C1 level)
Spanish   (good)
Italian      (good)

Employment History:

Current Employment:

Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow (since Feb. 2008) at:
Faculty of Law, Institute for Foreign and International Private and Procedural Law, University of Hamburg, (Universität Hamburg, Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft, Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privat- und Prozessrecht) & the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private International Law (Max-Planck-Institut fur ausländisches und internationales  Privatrecht)                                  

Other:

June 2011 – onwards: Independent Attorney at law & Of Counsel, Rokas & Partners International Law Firm, (Athens Office)

February 2011 – present: Adjunct Lecturer (Marine Insurance Law, Law of Sea Environmental Protection, Maritime Law), University of the Aegean, Dep. of Shipping, Trade and Transport (www.stt.aegean.gr),  Chios, Greece

October 2010- February 2011: Adjunct Lecturer (Insurance Law), University of Piraeus, Dep. of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Piraeus, Greece

April 2010- May 2011: Senior Associate, Rokas & Partners International Law Firm, (Athens Office)

February 2008- January 2010: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow (Faculty of Law, Institute for Foreign and International Private and Procedural Law, University of Hamburg & Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private International Law, Hamburg, Germany

06/2008: Consultant (maritime reinsurance arbitration)

03/2008: Participating Arbitrator – 15th W C Vis Moot on International Commercial Arbitration, Vienna 15-20/2/2008.

October 2007- January 2008: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the University of Göttingen, Faculty of Law, Institute of Procedural law, Göttingen, Germany

03 &04//2007: Participating Arbitrator and Coach of the B’ham Law School team –  14th W C Vis Int. Commercial  Arbitration Moot,  Vienna 31/3-5/4/2007

07/2006-08/2006: Max Planck Scholar & Guest Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign Private and International Private Law, (Max-Planck-Institut fur  auslandisches und internationales Privatrecht), Mittelweg 187, D- 20148 Hamburg,Germany.

04/2006: Participating Arbitrator, 13th Willem C Vis Moot on International Commercial Arbitration, Vienna 7-13 April 2006

03/2006: Visiting Researcher, School of Law Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

02/05/2005-14/5/2005: Visiting Lecturer (Intensive 2 week course on “English Legal System” ), School of Law Chair of  Civil Law VIII – Civil Law, German and European  Commercial Law)  University of Bayreuht, Germany

01/04/2005-30/04/2005: Visiting Researcher at the Melbourne Law School , The University of Melbourne, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton, Victoria 3010, Australia. 

01/04/2005-30/04/2005: Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for Comparative and International Law, Melbourne Law School (8th Floor), The University of Melbourne, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton, Victoria 3010, Australia.

01/09/2004-31/08/2007: City Solicitor’s Educational Trust Lecturer in Common Law, School of Law, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.

01/01/2005-31/06/2005 : P/T Tutor in Law (LLM Marine Insurance), UCL Faculty of Laws, Bentham House - Endsleigh Gardens - London WC1H 0EG, UK

09/02/2004-30/7/2004: P/T Lecturer (Environmental Law, EU Law, MA level: Environmental Policymaking in the EU, EC External Relations & MA-Undergraduate level Dissertation supervision) University o fPortsmouth, Faculty of Humanities, Park Building, King Henry I str.,Portsmouth PO1 2DZ, UK.

15/10/2003-30/5/2004: P/T Lecturer (ELSI) & Tutor (Contract Law, EU Law) School of Law, University of Southampton,Highfield ,SO17 1BJ,UK

31/03/2003-04/04/2003: Visiting Researcher: Centre de Droit Maritime et Oceanique Université de Nantes ,Faculté de Droit et des Sciences Politiques, Chemin de la Censive du Tertre, BP 81307, 44313Nantes, France.

09/12/2002-13/12/2002: Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Maritime Law (CML), T.C. Beirne School of Law,University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia.

01/11/2002-31/01/2003: Scholar & Guest Researcher (Norwegian Research Council Award) at the Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 6806 N-0130 Oslo, Norway.

22/03/2002-21/04/2002: Scholar & Guest Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign Private and International Private Law, (Max-Planck-Institut fur auslandisches und internationales Privatrecht), Mittelweg 187,D- 20148Hamburg,Germany.

01/10/2001-31/06/2002: P/TLecturer  (Maritime Law& Law of the Sea) MSc Level, Dep. of Ship Science, Faculty of Engineering, University of Southampton, Highfield , SO17 1BJ, U.K.

25/06/2001-29/06/2001: Visiting Attorney(Summer Placement Scheme)“Richards Butler”, Beaufort House,15 St.Botolph’s Str,London EC3A 7EE, UK

01/08/1999- 30/09/2000: Associate Attorney: “Gregory Al.Gerasimou” Law Offices 3 Nikitara str 106 78 Athens Greece

01/03/1999 – 31/07/1999: Trainee (“Stagiaire“ ) at the European Commission, DG 23, Unit C3, Rue de Geneve 1, B-1140 Brussels, Belgium

11/1996-06/1997: Trainee and Qualified Lawyer P.N.Karydakis & Partners”,2 Afentouli str, Piraeus, Greece.

09/1995-11/1996: Trainee Lawyer, “K.Exarchakos Law Offices”, 17  Messologiou str, Athens, Greece

Public/Professional Service:

01/03/1999 – 31/07/1999: Trainee (“Stagiaire“ ) at the European Commission, DG 23, Unit C3, Rue de  Geneve 1, B-1140 Brussels, Belgium

1995 - present: “Dikigoros”(Barrister and Solicitor in the Court of Appeal),Member of the Athens Bar Association

Public Lecture:

- Hamburg (2010)
Guest Lecture on 27/12/2010 at the Max Planck Institute for Private Law in Hamburg (Hamburg Maritime Lectures 2010) on the topic of “Environmental Pollution Liability and Insurance Law Ramifications in View of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill” ( the Springer Maritime Affairs Lecture Series, Vol. 2009-2010) (forthcoming)

- Australia (2005)
Guest Lecture on 12/4/2005 at the Queensland Branch of the MLAANZ ( Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand) on the topic of “Reinsurance arbitrations ( with special emphasis on marine insurance) : Comparative Jurisdictional”. The lecture was attended by practitioners, academics and judges from Australia and New Zealand.

Publications:

Books/Chapters in Books

(2013) Solvency II: Implications for Insurers, Monograph (in Greek) (forthcoming)

(2013) Creditor’s Protection under Company and Insolvency Law – A Comparative Approach, (in Greek) (forthcoming, Nomiki Vivliothiki Editions)

(2012) Commentary of the Insurance Contract  - on the basis of a “per article” Commentary of the Greek Insurance Law L. 2436/1997), Sakkoulas Editions (contribution on articles 6,14,24).

(2012) Commentary on Rome II (contribution on articles 4,7,19,20,25) in D. Tzakas, A. Mpolos (Eds.), «The Private International Law of Tort  Actions – Commentary of Regulation 864/2007 for the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II)» , P.N. Sakkoulas Publications.

(2012) Reinsurance Arbitrations, Springer Publications, (forthcoming).

(2012) Fraud in Marine Insurance, (in Greek) in V. Tountopoulos (Ed.), Proceedings of the colloquium on Maritime Criminal Law, University of the Aegean, Chios, 14-15 May 2011, (forthcoming).

(2012) “A Legal and Regulatory Definition of Insurance: Different Common Law and Civil Law Approaches" in K. Lazarus & J. Burling (Eds.) "Research Handbook on International Insurance Law & Regulation", Edward Elgar Publishing & Lloyds of London (forthcoming).

(2011) Terrorism Insurance and Reinsurance: Regulation, Coverage, Scope and Practical Contemporary Impact, in W.D. Nelson (Ed.), Advances in Business and Management. Volume 3, pp. 47-71, Nova Science Publishers, Inc, ISBN # 978-1-61209-701-5

(2011) “Marine Pollution Liability and Insurance Law” in J. Basedow (Ed), Maritime Affairs Lectures Series 2009-2010, Springer Verlag (forthcoming).

(2011) “Droit Maritime Comparé” “Maritime Comparative Law”, Marocco, “Contributing Author ((Part on German Maritime Law) with Dr H Charkaoui of the Faculty of Law, University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco (forthcoming).

(2010) Confidentiality in Arbitration: A Comparative Analysis of the Position under German, English, French and USA Arbitration Law, Springer Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-642-10223-3 (reviewed at the Romanian Journal of Business Law, http://www.wolterskluwer.ro/product--revista-rom%EF%BF%BDn%EF%BF%BD-de-drept-al-afacerilor--304.html )

(2010) Contributing Author (Entries for maritime law, insurance/reinsurance law, common law; arbitration law; comparative law) in D. Greenberg (Ed.) Jowitt’s Dictionary of English Law, Sweet & Maxwell , May 2010, ISBN 978-1847036261. 

(2010) Obligations of the Broker vis-à-vis the Insurer, in  Prof. Dr. I.K.Rokas (Ed.), Insurance Intermediaries, Distribution of Insurance Products, AIDA Working Party May 2007 – May 2010, A comparative Study, A.N.Sakkoulas & Bruylant, 71-84, Athens, ISBN: 978-960-15-2369-9.

(2010) An Ongoing Post-Placement Information Duty of Insurance Brokers After The Conclusion of the Contract? A Critical Analysis, in Prof.Dr. I.K.Rokas (Ed.), Insurance Intermediaries, Distribution of Insurance Products, AIDA Working Party May 2007 – May 2010, A comparative Study, A.N.Sakkoulas & Bruylant, 85-95, Athens, ISBN: 978-960-15-2369-9

(2009) «Law of International Commercial Transactions», Nomiki Vivliothiki Publications, (Contributing Author for the part «International Transportations» (by sea, road, rail, air [Published, Oct. 2009] ISBN: 978-960-272-647-1

(2009) On the Protection of Confidentiality of Arbitral Proceedings: A Comparative Approach of the Position in England, Australia, U.S.A. and Canada, (with Keith Uff), in K Klammaris (Ed.), Festschrift Prof. K. Kerameus, Kluwer- Sakkoulas editions (Published May 2009, Sakkoulas-Bruylant Editions. (ISBN 978-960-15-2210-4), pp. 1467-1484.

(2006) The Principle of Indemnity in Marine Insurance Contracts: A Comparative Approach, Springer, Heidelberg 2006, ISBN: 9783540490739]

Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals

(2011) On Damages and Other Substantive and Procedural Issues in International Energy Industry and Investment Related Arbitrations, co-authored with Dr. Markela Stamati, Energy Law Journal (submitted - May 2011).

(2011) Environmental Liability – Challenges for Shipping, (forthcoming) Special Issue of the International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics (IJSTL) re the ECONSHIP 2011 conference, www.econship2011.gr

(2011) The BP Oil Spill, European Energy and Environmental Law Review, Vol. 20(3) 98-107.

(2011) Liability from Marine / Oil Activities, (in Greek) Environment and the Law (Perivallon ke Dikeo), ΠερΔικ 1/2011 (ΕΤΟΣ 15ο) 74-79.

(2010) The “Good Bank-Bad Bank” Concept: A Model Solution?, Journal of International Banking and Regulation [2010] 8 J.I.B.L.R., 400-410.

(2010) The Societas Privata Europea, Business Law International, 11 (3) 277–296.

(2010) The new “Societas Privata Europea” (SPE), (in Greek), May 2010 Issue of the Greek legal journal “Dikeo Epichiriseon & Eterion” DEE - Business and Company Law, Vol. 16,  DEE 2010/5, 529-539

(2010) The EU-China Mixed Agreement on Maritime Transport, April 2010, Journal of World Trade 44:2, 405-418

(2010) On International Arbitration for the Settlement of Boundary Maritime Delimitation Disputes and Disputes from Joint Development Agreements for the Exploitation of Off-Shore Natural Resources, Jan. 2010, International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 1-18.

(2010) Punitive Damages in Arbitration: Panacea or Curse?, Journal of International Arbitration, [JOIA] 27:3, 277-294.

(2009) Anti Suit Injunctions and Arbitration Proceedings: What does the future hold? Journal of International Arbitration [JOIA] 26(3): 311–336, 2009

(2009) The New German Insurance Contracts Law: A Critical Analysis, Journal of Business Law, J.B.L. (2009)3, 265-267.

(2009) Maritime Piracy Revisited: Implications for Insurance, Reinsurance and Trade TransportRecht 2009(7/8) July-August 2009 Issue, 298-303.

(2009) The Ports Policy of the European Union: Current Status and Future Prospects Il Dirrito Marittimo 2009(III), 369-394.

(2008) The Impact of the 2005/68/EC Reinsurance Directive: So Far So Good?, Journal of Business Law J.B.L. (2008)5 415-431).

(2008) Conflict of Laws in U.S. Marine Insurance and the Struggle of Choice between Federal and State Law: Past and Current Perceptions, Festschrift/Melanges Prof. Yves Tassel, Annuaire de Droit Maritime et Océanique 2008, Tome XXV, 587-603.

(2008) Insurable Interest in Marine Insurance Contracts: Modern Commercial Needs Versus Tradition, Journal of Maritime law and Commerce, JMLC (39)1 Jan. 2008,81-96.

(2008) The Impact of the 2005/68/EC Reinsurance Directive: So Far So Good? Journal of Business Law , Journal of Business Law, JBL, July 2008, J.B.L. (2008)5 415-431.

(2006) On Valuation and the Measure of Indemnity in Modern Marine Insurance Contracts, Annuaire de Droit Maritime et Océanique 2003, Tome XXIV, 205.

(2005) On the insurable interest of the manager and double insurance: the O’Kane v. Jones case (Casenote), Il Diritto Marittimo, 2-2005,676-679.

(2005) Subrogation Rights in Marine Insurance Contracts: A Comparative Analysis TransportRecht (TranspR)11/12-2005, 443-450.

(2004) On Reinsurance Arbitrations: Regulatory and Legal Issues in Different Jurisdictions and their Effect on Commercial/Banking Transactions, Journal of Insurance and Risk Management, Vol III, Issue 05, Dec 2004, 63.

(2003) The Concept of Insurable Interest within Indemnity Marine Insurance Contracts' in Some of the Common Law and Continental Law, Annuaire de Droit Maritime et Océanique 2003, Tome XXI, 75.

(2003) La Réglementation des Assurances Maritimes en Norvège, un Eclairage Particulier sur le Contrat d’ Assurance sur Corps: Comparaison entre les Couvertures Anglaises et Norvégiennes Offertes par de Tels Contrats, Annuaire de Droit Maritime et Océanique 2003, Tome XXI, 107.

Casenotes/Smaller Articles

(2012) The Effects of the Financial Crisis in Banking, Insurance and Insolvency Law and its Repercussions for the Greek and Global Financial “Scene” (in English), (to be published at the proceedings of the 4h International Conference "Entrepreneurship in the Global Environment: New Challenges in the Post-Crisis Era", TEI of Epirus, Preveza, Greece.

(2011) Issues in Energy and Investment Arbitrations (in Greek), co-authored with Dr. Markela Stamati (to be submitted at the Greek Journal Energy and Law (Energea ke Dekeo).
 
(2011) General and Marine Insurance Issues Following Japan’s Tohoku Earthquake and the Fukushima Radiation Leak (in English), Shipping and Finance Newspaper, (submitted May 2011)

(2011) Oil and Natural Gas Deposits in Greece: Trends and Developments Ahead, (in Greek) Kathimerini Newspaper, Economic Section, 23/12/2010

(2011) Auslaendische Rechtssprechnung, Griechischen Obersten Gerichtshof (Areios Pagos)  Urteil No. 18/2010, Versicherungsrecht (forthcoming)

(2011) The Rotterdam Rules: Their Scope of Application and their Importance for Shipping (in Greek) (Naftemporiki Newspaper, 22/12/2010).

(2011) Solvency II: Time for Tighter Regulatory Measures, Serbian Insurance Law Review (forthcoming Issue 2/2011)

(2011) “Packaged Retail Investment Products” (PRIPs) in Insurance and the Proposed Revision of the Intermediaries Directive (IMD II), Serbian Insurance Law Review (forthcoming, Issue 1/2011)

(2010) Is a “Bad Bank” actually a “Good Bank”? (in Greek), Kathimerini Newspaper, Economic Section, 02/10/201, http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_economy_2_02/10/2010_417170

(2010) The EU policy on insurance and reinsurance law and the prospect of harmonisation: fact or fiction?’, Serbian Insurance Law Review, Belgrade, No. 3/2010 (also published in Serbian: “Politika EU u oblasti prava osiguranja i reosiguranja i mogućnost harmonizacije: stvarnost ili fikcija?”, Revija za pravo osiguranja, Beograd, br. 3/2010).’, Insurance Law Review, Belgrade, No. 3/2010.

(2010) The new regulations on the settlement of stock exchange transactions (in Greek), Naftemporiki Newspaper, 19/08/2010.

(2010) Current Legal Developments: Albania: The Decision of the Albanian Supreme Court Annulling the 2009 Maritime Delimitation Agreement between Albania and Greece, International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 25 (2010) 4, 601-608.

(2010) Publication Review: C. Murray, D. Holloway, D. Timson-Haunt: Schmitthoff’s Export Trade: The Law and Practice of International Trade, 11th Ed. (2007), JBL 2010:3, 267-268.

(2010) Wasa Int. Ins. Co Ltd v Lexington Ins. Co, AGF Ins. Ltd v Lexington Ins. Co

[2007] EWHC 896 (Comm); [2008]EWCA Civ 150, [2009] UKHL 40, Case Comment (in Greek), (“Epitheorisi Emporikou Dikaiou” ΕΕμπΔ, Review of Commercial Law, 2010 Vol. 28, Issue 2.
(2010) “The effect of the Reinsurance Directive 2005/68/EC on claims cooperation and claims control clauses in reinsurance”, Turkish Insurance Law Association Publications, Proceedings of a conference held on 9 April 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey.

(2010) “Certain Solutions of the New German Insurance Contracts Law (Versicherungsvertragsgesetz – VVG)', Serbian Insurance Law Review, no. 1/2010, Association for Insurance Law of Serbia, Belgrade;  "Neka rešenja novog nemačkog Zakona o ugovorima o osiguranju", Revija za pravo osiguranja, br. 1/2010, Udruženje za pravo osiguranja Srbije, Beograd; Bestimmte Aspekte der neuen deutschen Versicherungsvertragsgesetzes (Article in Serbian on the German Insurance Law – Versicherungsvertragsgesetz “VVG“ -  of  2008).

(2010) “Geri dönen deniz Korsanlığın sigorta, deniz taşımacılığı ve ticarete etkileri”,                                        (article in Turkish on the implications of piracy in insurance and trade), Turkish Shipbuilders Association Quarterly, Volume 40 Issue 8.

(2010) “Insurable interest in marine insurance contracts in a representative sample of common law and continental law regimes”, Proceedings of the 6th International Maritime Law Conference (Piraeus Oct. 2007, A. Sakkoulas Publications), pp. 93-115.

(2009) The European Union’s Maritime Transport and Ports Policy - A Critical Overview, Dec. 2009 issue, Shipping and Trade Law Journal (STL), 1-3.

(2009) Arbitration Reform in Australia? (International Arbitration Law Review), 2009 Int.A.L.R. N19- N21)

(2009) Being a UK Academic Law Faculty Member: Lessons From Within  (Published at the autumn issue of the "Boletim Educação Jurídica" (Newsletter of Legal Education) "Escola de Direito de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas (São Paulo Law School of Getulio Vargas Foundation).

(2009) Third Party Liability of Classification Societies, Annuaire de Droit Maritime et Océanique , Volume of 2009 (forthcoming)

(2008) Confidentiality in Arbitration Revisited: John Foster Emmott v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 184,  (ZZPInt 13 (2008) 251-275) ( ZZPInt – Zeitschrift für Zivilprozessrecht international))

(2008) Casenote: Reinsurance Arbitrations in New South Wales: Where Next? - HIH Casualty & General Insurance Limited (in liquidation) v Wallace & Ors [2006] NSWSC 1150, International Arbitration Law Review (Int.A.L.R.) [2008] Int. A.L.R. 100-103.)

(2008) Reinsurance Contracts and the Myth of Automatically Guaranteed Coverage: Wasa International Insurance Co Ltd v Lexington Insurance Co, AGF Insurance Ltd v Lexington Insurance Co [2007] EWHC 896 (Comm) ; [2008]EWCA Civ 150 (29/2/2008) Business Law Review, (2008) 29 BLR 161-164.

(2008) Reform of Insurance Law: The New Insurance Contracts Law in Germany, Insurance Law Monthly , March 2008, 3-6.

(2005) The History, Evolution & Legislative Framework of Marine Insurance in England, Revue Juridique Neptunus/Neptunus Law Review (E-Journal), Printemps/Spring 2005 Vol.11-1 ISSN 1266-6912.


Seminars, Conferences, Talks:

October 2011: 4h International Conference "Entrepreneurship in the Global Environment: New Challenges in the Post-Crisis Era", TEI of Epirus, Preveza, http://logistikis.teiep.gr/preveza2011, Paper to be presented: Οι επιπτώσεις της οικονομικής κρίσης υπό το πρίσμα του τραπεζικού, ασφαλιστικού και πτωχευτικού δικαίου και η επίδρασή της στην ελληνική και διεθνή πραγματικότητα.

June 2011: Conference on Maritime Criminal Law - paper on “Fraud in Marine Insurance”, University of the Aegean, Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, Chios, June 2011.

June 2011: ECONSHIP 2011, conference on shipping - paper on “Environmental Liability and Challenges for Shipping”, University of the Aegean, Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, Chios, June 2011.

May 2011: AIDA Europe Conference, Amsterdam, 26-27/5/2010, [a) paper presented at the Civil Liability Working Party. Topic: “Should there be mandatory liability insurance covering marine pollution?”, b) paper presented at the Reinsurance Working Party. Topic: “Confidentiality in Arbitration: A Comparative Jurisdictional Perspective.”, c) paper presented at the Distribution of Insurance Product Working Party. Topic:  “Marine Insurance Broker’s Liability – Quantum of Damages”.

March 2011: Competition Law Conference (Institute for Studies in Competition Law and Policy, Athens, Greece), Topic: “The application of EU competition law rules in the parallel sale of pharmaceutical products”.

November 11th-12th: AIDA Portuguese chapter (PILA) Colloquium, Lisbon, Portugal: Paper to be presented at the Plenary Session: “The Restatement of Insurance (28th Insurance Regime), A Critical Analysis of the Effect/Influence of the Restatement on National Laws” (forthcoming). Paper to be presented at the session of the Working party “Distribution of Insurance Products”: “Insurance Products of Sector III (unit- linked)” 

October 27th, 2010 : Hamburg Maritime Lectures 2010, IMRS for Maritime Affairs, Max Planck Institute for Private Law, Hamburg: Topic: “Environmental Pollution Liability and Insurance Law Ramifications in View of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill” (Springer Maritime Affairs Lecture Series, Vol. 2009-2010, Springer Verlag) (forthcoming)

May 17th – 20th 2010: AIDA XIII World Congress of Insurance Law, Paris, France [a) paper presented at the Distribution of Insurance Working Party. Topic: The Broker’s Duties vis-à-vis the Insurer, b) paper presented at the Reinsurance Working Party. Topic: Reinsurance Brokers and conflicts of interests, c) paper presented at the State Supervision Working Party. Topic: The State Supervision of Insurance Companies in Greece and the effect of the global financial crisis on insurance]

May 14th 2010: Colloquium on Ports Legal Regimes and Policy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Paper presented: “The Ports Regime and Future Implications” (in Greek)

April 2010:  Colloquium of the Turkish Insurance law Association (TILA, branch of AIDA, (Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances) in Istanbul, Turkey. Invited Paper: Topic: “The effect of the Reinsurance Directive 2005/68/EC on claims cooperation and claims control clauses in reinsurance”.

Jan. 2010: Insurance Law Conference - University of Venice, Italy, Invited Paper: Topic: “Reinsurance claims in the USA”

October 2009: 3rd A.I.D.A. Europe (Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances) Conference, Zurich, Switzerland (Paper presented at the Distribution of Insurance Working Party, Topic: The ongoing information duty of the broker after the conclusion of the contract)

Dec.2008: (attendance)  Arbitration and EC Law, Institute of Private International and Procedural Law, School of Law, University of Heidelberg, Germany

November 2008: (attendance) Xth Hungarian AIDA Colloquium on Insurance Law, Budapest, Hungary

November 2008: Alexander von Humboldt Network Meeting, Münster 18-21/11/2008, Paper presented: “Confidentiality in arbitration: future prospects”

September 2008: Society of Legal Scholars Annual (2008) Conference, LSE, London, UK, Papers presented: 1)The Future of Insurable Interest in Marine Insurance: Lessons from the Continent, (Maritime Law Section), 2) Punitive Damages in Arbitration: Panacea or Curse? (Commercial and Contract Law Section), 3) The Impact of the 2005/68/EC Reinsurance Directive: So Far So Good?(Comparative Law Section)

July 2008: The Next 50 Years: The Future of European Law & Policy, Birmingham, UK, Paper presented: The EU Policy on Insurance and Reinsurance Law and the Prospect of Harmonisation: Fact or Fiction?

May 2008: (attendance) 2nd Max Planck Post Doc Conference on European Private Law, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private International Law, Hamburg, Germany, 19-20/5/2008

May 2008: (attendance) 5th Colloquium on Maritime Law Research “Competition and Regulation in Shipping and Shipping Related Industries”, University of Athens, Faculty of Law, Athens, 29-30 May 2008.

May 2008: (attendance) 2nd AIDA Europe conference, Hamburg, Germany, 21-23/5/2008

October 2007: 6th International Maritime Law Conference, Piraeus, Greece: Presented paper: “Insurable Interest in Marine Insurance Contracts in a Representative Sample of Common Law and Continental Law Jurisdictions: Time for Reform?”

June 2007: (attendance) Contract Damages: Domestic and International Perspectives, Birmingham, UK

June 2007: (attendance) 2nd “Journal of Private International Law” Conference, Birmingham, UK

May 2007: (attendance) Inaugural AIDA Europe Conference, Rome, Italy

Feb. 2007: Symposium, Max Planck Society, Berlin, Germany: Presented Paper:  “On Confidentiality in Arbitration: Myth or Fact?”

October 2006: (attendance) AIDA XII World Congress of Insurance Law, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

November 2006: (attendance) AILA 2006 National Conference, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

September 2005:  International Conference on Law and Commerce, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Presented Paper (poster): The extension of carrier’s liability to the performing parties in the UNCITRAL draft on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] , International Conference on Law and Commerce, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (with Dr. T.Nikaki)

September 2005: Society of Legal Scholars Annual (2005) Conference, Maritime Section, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. Presented Paper: Subrogation Rights in Marine Insurance Contracts: A Comparative Analysis.

May 2005: English Legal System, Faculty of Law and Economics, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.

April 2005: Guest Lecture: “Reinsurance Arbitrations:Comparative Jurisdictional” Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand, Queensland Branch, Brisbane, Australia

January 2005: International Conference 2005, Challenges and Opportunities in Emerging Markets, New Delhi, India. Presented Paper: Reinsurance Arbitrations, Alternative Risk Transfer and Banking Transactions.

June 2001: attendance at the 4th International Conference on Maritime Law, Piraeus, Greece.

January 2001: UKNCCL Research Students’ Conference Workshop on Comparative Legal Research, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, UK. Presented Paper: The Principle of Indemnity in Marine Insurance Contracts: A Comparative Approach.